Home Improvements

[Sgt PSN]

It's Jeff Lurie and the rattles you hear are Morse code for put a windmill on your roof.

[SD]

Hey those windmills were working hard yesterday. That's the first time I've seen them turning.

[General_Failure]

Game so bad even the windmills were turning their backs on it.

[smeags]

They resembled the run defense yesterday.

[smeags]

ok handy guys, question for you - we built a shed in the yard, Jr had a bright idea of saving a couple bucks and used OSB for the flooring  - needless to say

my question is, can I just go over the OSB with plywood or do I need to rip up the existing floor 1st ?

[Diomedes]

The floor got wet, and is now disintegrating?

How is the shed constructed?  Are the walls of the shed built on the OSB?  That is, tearing it out would mean you still leave a soggy piece of OSB trapped under the wall plates?  Or does the OSB lay inside the walls?

[smeags]

Yes the walls are over the floor. Only got a little wet in one spot and the water issue can be fixed by diverting to roof runoff with gutters. Just feels flimsy overall and I'm worried about down the road from dampness under the shed that I doubt can be avoided altogether.

[SD]

There's a clunking/rattling sound coming from my heater. The heater is on but it only makes the sound when the heat is not blowing. My heater is electric. Last night the electricity in my neighborhood went out for about an hour. The heater still made that noise. Any guesses to what it is?

[Diomedes]

Okay smeags, that doesn't sound terrible.  Sure, overlay the existing floor.  I'd suggest glue and screw rather than just nails.  Shed floor isn't in contact with the ground at all, right?

[smeags]

Okay smeags, that doesn't sound terrible.  Sure, overlay the existing floor.  I'd suggest glue and screw rather than just nails.  Shed floor isn't in contact with the ground at all, right?

Yeah I used screws pretty much throughout besides hanging the t111 panels. I'll def grab some glue for the floor.

I made a poor man's foundation, just made a square of pavers two high, put blocks in to sit the floor frame on and then backfilled with mod stone. Still need to devert the water from the roof cause it goes in the stone and collects. I have a a couple water barrels I picked up from the township so I'll send the runoff there to use for the pond. 

[Susquehanna Birder]

There's a clunking/rattling sound coming from my heater. The heater is on but it only makes the sound when the heat is not blowing. My heater is electric. Last night the electricity in my neighborhood went out for about an hour. The heater still made that noise. Any guesses to what it is?

[smeags]

well, got the electrical ran in the shed/man cave. getting the insulation put in next week and then after that the drywall and flooring.

[SD]

My bedroom is huge, at the end is a personal sink apart from the main bathroom. The sink is the original from the 70's. Entire house has been upgraded with the exception of that sink, so I bought this to mount this weekend

http://www.houzz.com/photos/8371654/Modern-Contemporary-Bathroom-Vanity-WALL-MOUNT-Espresso-42-contemporary-bathroom-vanities-and-sink-consoles

So the guy delivers it on a pallet, wheels it through my lawn spreading mud across the pavement. He just drops it and has me sign something. Altogether this weighs 200+ lbs (it comes with a mirror). So I cut all the plastic off and ask the dude to help me bring it in the house, he says they're only supposed to drop it off at the door. That's fine. So I said well let me take this stuff off and give you your pallet back. He says just to throw it out in the trash. That's fine too. So after i sign his slip he stands there for a second like he expected a tip. farg you buddy.

[Sgt PSN]

Just out of curiosity, why did you buy a vanity that is wall mounted, instead of just getting on that sits flush on the floor?  Looks nice though.

Also, farg that guy. Should have handed him a broom and a hose to clear all the mud off the pavement.

[SD]

The sink there now is a mount, I really like that style, but couldn't find one that sits flush. It's 42 inches so they're not in abundance so I had to make due with what I could find.